Supporters

PRIMARY SUPPORTERS

Paul Cavazza, Owner, Create a Marker, Founder, Save the Garment Center

Samantha Cortes, Owner, Fashion Design Concepts, Founder, Save the Garment Center

Joe Ferrara, Director, Garment Center Supplier Association (GCSA), Owner, Ferarra Manufacturing Company

Adam Friedman, Director of the Pratt Center for Community Development

Larry Geffner, Owner, Vogue Too, Founder, Save the Garment Center

Stan Herman, Designer, Stan Herman Productions, Past President, CFDA

Steven Kolb, CEO, CFDA

Nanette Lepore, Designer, Nanette Lepore

Anthony Lilore, Owner, RESTORE Clothing, Board Member, Save the Garment Center

Eric Martins, Lobbyist, Save the Garment Center

Edgar Romney, Secretary-Treasurer for Workers United

Robert Savage, President & Owner, Nanette Lepore

Joerg Schwartz, Architect, Consultant to CFDA and Save the Garment Center

Anna Sui, Designer, Anna Sui

Yeohlee Teng, YEOHLEE Inc, General Secretary, CFDA

Andrew Ward, Executive Director of Sourcing & Designer Development, GIDC

Erica Wolf, Special Projects Director, Nanette Lepore, Executive Director, Save the Garment Center

Celebrated designers such as Yeohlee Teng, Nanette Lepore and Anna Sui quickly became active supporters of the cause, as did many other important players in the fashion industry. The list of emerging and established designers supporting and utilizing the district continues to grow.

Since 2009 Nanette Lepore has sponsored an annual rally for STGC to promote the manufacturers, resources, and designers in the Garment Center. Many famous American designers, such as Lepore, got their start in the Garment Center and now is their chance to give back and ensure a future for the American Designers of tomorrow.

Here we will showcase this tremendous industry wide support, and how each individual entity is contributing to the future vitality of the district.

Nanette Lepore